It's packet processing. However much it needs to do. If you're just tagging a VLAN through the device I think that can be done on the switch level and it can do wire speed. If you're doing OSPF between two interfaces, you're processing every packet and will need a bigger CPU for more traffic.
Asking good questions means you're not a dumbass :) Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 10:07 PM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > In my case we are probably going to be sticking with Mikrotik for now, but > I assume its similar for most hardware. > > Where is the "load" when routing VLANs on the same physical port. > > Backhauls of any capacity are almost all moving to SFP+ to support gigabit > and up capacity. APs are starting to come with cages as well. > > We dont have the cage count. Looking at our options, combined with the > limitations powercode imposes, we have decided to stick with the RB4011 > moving forward for our site routers and and external switch for our SFP+ > cage count, probably something like CRS309 or something of that nature as > long as we stay under 7 SFP+ needed and trunk to the router via its single > SFP+ > > so most of the routing will happen on the same physical port with the > exception of the remaining copper backhauls. > We will probably use our current procurves until they die off to add more > LAN copper for APs where needed, but there may be APs like Medusas on the > CRS as well. > > we currently only have a total of 2 Gbps upstream capacity, that will > probably double over the next year or so, so its not like we are running > massive bandwidth, we currently max around 100-150k pps on our heaviest CCR > so we wont hit that cap soon. > > I dont know how the test results throughput is calculated, is that > distributed across al ports, its that the capability per port? a mix of > them? > I usually try to keep backhauls and LAN on different switch chips, but > what will be handling the traffic when most of it is on the same physical > port? > > I wont feel bad if you call me a dumbass for not knowing this type of shit > this far into the game, I have thick skin, but would still like to > understand whats happenning and what kind of issues Im about to cause myself > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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